Top Ryan International School officials held; cops say evidence was tampered

Top Ryan International School officials held; cops say evidence was tampered

12-Sep-2017

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Two top officials of Ryan International School Group arrested after the murder of an eight-year-old Class 2 student were remanded to two-day police custody on Monday for further questioning.The parents want the school shut until a CBI inquiry is ordered and stricter legal provisions are slapped against the management for the murder on Friday. Ashok Kumar, a 42-year-old bus conductor, was arrested after publicly confessing to slitting the throat of the student who he tried to sexually abuse inside the toilet at Ryan International.Francis Thomas, regional head of the Ryan group of institutions, and HR head Jeyus Thomas were arrested on Sunday night and booked under section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act. Section 75 of the JJ Act deals with cruelty and crime against children under custody of someone and invites punishment of 5-10 years.Police produced them at the Sohna court on Monday and demanded three-day remand but the court granted two-day custody. The police also added section 34 (common intention) of the IPC in the murder case.Prosecution counsels demanded addition of section 201 of the IPC (causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender). The police told the court that the school authorities tampered with the evidence at the crime spot.